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| Indiana Facts |
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The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 4, 1871. |
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In 1862, Richard Gatling, of Indianapolis, Indiana, invented the rapid-fire machine gun. |
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During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville, Indiana at Republic Aviation. |
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